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    Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
    edited March 8 in Nominated Threads
    Making some textures for CAP with Gimp...

    Well, here I go again. Please be patient~ I hardly ever get it right the first time.

    I have Gimp, a free photo editing program. Open it and make a new 256x256 image.
    OpenGimp.jpg"width=400"



    There are several Artistic options under Filters - One is Clothify. Nice...

    1Gimp.jpg"width=500"



    Must lightened it up...

    BrightContrast.jpg"width=500"



    There is a Mosaic under Distorts...
    Mosaica.jpg"width=500"



    You need to add an Alpha Channel...
    Alphaa.jpg"width=500"



    Then remove the white (middle) so another texture can show through with the select by color/ then cut...
    *Use the Color Select tool on the white parts to highlight them and then edit/cut to remove the white or unwanted parts.
    removecolor.jpg"width=500"


    You can see the Alpha Channel through it- it's done...
    Alphathrough.jpg"width=500"



    Transparency need to be saved as .png and only these ...
    selectcut-1.jpg"width=500"



    Here are Clothify/Mosaic/Cubism/Spray painted . . .
    Different.jpg



    Open CAP and use the + Add New Sticker icon...
    OpenCAP.jpg"width=500"



    This is the Clothify in blue... full picture.
    Texture.jpg"width=500"



    The Mosaic over Corroded Metal...
    MetalMosaic-1.jpg"width=500"

    Mosaic-1.jpg"width=500"


    I hope it helps for a start and I explained it well enough... :mrgreen:

    ***To use a White Sticker as a changeable sticker you must toggle it to Fill in CAP. This will remove the texture but give it color.

    ~If you want texture and being able to change the color then give the image a color in Gimp before you import it into CAP
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      x_Kinomi_xx_Kinomi_x Posts: 194 New Member
      edited June 2010
      I use gimp a lot for drawing but I didn't know much about doing this hehe. Thank you! :thumbup:

      I'm gonna start making stickers for patterns soon (Maybe tomorrow) or you know... The day after... lol! :mrgreen:
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      chellemh29chellemh29 Posts: 2,492 Member
      edited June 2010
      Very sweet of you to do this for people Rflong. I don't use gimp personally, but alot of the same applys to photoshop as well. Tutorials like these will really help people branch out beyond copy and paste and really start producing some unique patterns of their own!
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      water_cat1water_cat1 Posts: 751 New Member
      edited June 2010
      i completely forgot about these things, paint.net has them too. Thanks Rflong!
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      Lizziemay12Lizziemay12 Posts: 1,178 Member
      edited June 2010
      I like the last picture, it really goes will with the wood. Have you uploaded it? Great idea for doing a tutorial with free programmes that everyone and anyone can download. Tops to you!
      Origin Username: LizzieMay +++ New friends are always welcome :)
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      SikoahGraceSikoahGrace Posts: 1,399 Member
      edited June 2010
      Yay! A gimp tutorial. Thanks RF. I had forgotten about these too.
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      GigidawnGigidawn Posts: 898 Member
      edited June 2010
      Rflong7 wrote:

      Then remove the white (middle) so another texture can show through with the select by color/ then cut...
      removecolor.jpg"width=500"



      You can see the Alpha Channel through it- it's done...
      Alphathrough.jpg"width=500"



      Can you explain what you are doing between these two steps? I must be missing something because nothing happens when I select by color. I don't understand what I am cutting. thank you.


      **Edit.. nevermind.. I figured it out.. you actually have to click on the image between the color select and cut steps.
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      Oh, good- Thanks for pointing it out. :mrgreen:

      *Use the Color Select tool on the white parts to highlight them and then edit/cut to remove the white or unwanted parts.



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      GigidawnGigidawn Posts: 898 Member
      edited June 2010
      Rflong7 wrote:
      Oh, good- Thanks for pointing it out. :mrgreen:

      *Use the Color Select tool on the white parts to highlight them and then edit/cut to remove the white or unwanted parts.



      :) It's assumed the user has a bit of knowledge using gimp and I don't so I was being to literal going step by step and I had blinders on.
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      DOLLDRMS1DOLLDRMS1 Posts: 2,955 Member
      edited June 2010
      I sure hope this gets a sticky at the top of the forum, too. Most helpful. LOL, makes me wish I had GIMP. I hope a Photoshop user will post a tutorial, too. I've had CS3 since soon after it was released and really haven't learned to do anything with it except crop and resize photos, :)
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      Gigidawn wrote:

      :) It's assumed the user has a bit of knowledge using gimp and I don't so I was being to literal going step by step and I had blinders on.

      I tried to do it step by step but noticed I would do something and then think about what I did. I am sorry to have missed it. :mrgreen:

      I remember trying to figure it out and I still have to remember where some things are in Gimp~ I mostly use it for resizing pictures. :lol:
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      DOLLDRMS1 wrote:
      I sure hope this gets a sticky at the top of the forum, too. Most helpful. LOL, makes me wish I had GIMP. I hope a Photoshop user will post a tutorial, too. I've had CS3 since soon after it was released and really haven't learned to do anything with it except crop and resize photos, :)

      Hi, Dolldrms :mrgreen:

      Lol! Maybe someone can do a basic one for Photoshop and this can be added to theirs. Or corrected. :wink:
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      I found a "Royalty Free Icons & Clipart Stock Images" site.

      They have some great outlines... I looked at the Magic Marker icons.

      I right click on the picture after going to the page and save- open in Gimp and they already have the transparent background so I only had to resize them to 256x256.

      Some fun ones- Cows and puppy prints. :lol:

      clipart.jpg
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      A small bump...

      The back is an image I did with Gimp to use as a changeable base.

      Fluerdelis.jpg
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      N3mb3rN3mb3r Posts: 2,432
      edited June 2010
      just what I need :D -reads- thanks
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      You're welcome. :mrgreen:

      *** Added information about White stickers***
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      alkaizeralkaizer Posts: 244 New Member
      edited June 2010
      Thanks Rflong7, you're my Queen of the pattern now. ^_^
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      Thanks.

      Lol! Woot~ Recognized for my powerz!!111 :mrgreen::wink:
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      alkaizeralkaizer Posts: 244 New Member
      edited June 2010
      Rflong7 wrote:
      Thanks.

      Lol! Woot~ Recognized for my powerz!!111 :mrgreen::wink:

      Yeah... :D
      Helping ppl by sharing your knowledge is you power !!! :D

      Anyway, don't beam me with your laser like this ...
      large.jpg
      hehehee... (It's also one of my funny pattern.)

      And yes (from another thread), some of the pattern not look sharp in the real game. But some of my stickers are made from the bigger picture and CAP reduce it.
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      Lol~ That pattern is so cute! :lol:
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      drowssapdrowssap Posts: 2,007 Member
      edited June 2010
      hope its ok if i include this link on my 'useful' links section :)?

      seems loads of people use Gimp, this will be helpful too many people
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      GaluminousGaluminous Posts: 657 New Member
      edited June 2010
      Wow that's very neat. I like the look of the metal one... metal looks good with everything. Shiiiiny...

      I keep waiting for them to put out a 'furry' texture, like real poofty soft bear fur hahaha... Mmm a whole couch made of fur.
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      Galuminous wrote:
      Wow that's very neat. I like the look of the metal one... metal looks good with everything. Shiiiiny...

      I keep waiting for them to put out a 'furry' texture, like real poofty soft bear fur hahaha... Mmm a whole couch made of fur.

      Lol~ Furry couch would be so fun! :lol: hahahah :lol: :shock:
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      crazyshortkidcrazyshortkid Posts: 119 New Member
      edited June 2010
      So I saved a pattern I made in Gimp. I did everything you said but when I got into CAP to add a sticker the png. wasnt there. What do I do?
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      Rflong7Rflong7 Posts: 36,588 Member
      edited June 2010
      crazyshortkid wrote:
      So I saved a pattern I made in Gimp. I did everything you said but when I got into CAP to add a sticker the png. wasnt there. What do I do?

      Hi,

      Wasn't where? Where did you save your .png image?

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      noddynoddy Posts: 849 Member
      edited October 2010
      Which program is better Gimp or Photo Shop??????

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